Monday Spotlight, ADVISORY

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The following story has moved as this week's Monday Spotlight, a feature showcasing the best off-the-news enterprise in the AP report:

VIRUS OUTBREAK-TESTING WILD WEST -- Blood tests for the coronavirus could play a key role in helping Americans return to work and school. But public health officials warn that the current “wild west” of tests on the market is creating confusion among patients and physicians. Under an emergency policy, the Food and Drug Administration has allowed dozens of companies to launch blood tests for COVID-19 that have not been reviewed. Some companies are falsely claiming that their products are “FDA approved.” Other products have accuracy problems that local officials say could result in faulty results that risk further spreading the virus. By Health Writer Matthew Perrone. SENT: 1,100 words, photos.

The AP